Faculty of Arts
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Faculty of Arts

1. Exchange agreement with MCD
2. Arts/theology combined degree
    2.1. Course structure
    2.2. The arts component
    2.3. The theology component
    2.4. Applications
3. For more information
Subject Lists
    First-year subjects.
    First/second-year subjects
    Second/third-year subjects

The Melbourne College of Divinity (MCD) teaches several subjects that are available to high-achieving students on a cross-institutional (complementary course) basis for credit towards the Bachelor of Arts. The subjects are taught at and by the associated teaching institutions of the Melbourne College of Divinity. These institutions are:

Churches of Christ Theological College (CCTC): Mulgrave
Tel: +61 3 9790 1000
Web: http://www.cctc.vic.edu.au
Catholic Theological College (CTC): East Melbourne
Tel: +61 3 9412 3333
Web: http://www.ctcmelb.vic.edu.au
Whitley College (Whitley): Whitley College
Tel: +61 3 9342 8100
Web: http://www.whitley.unimelb.edu.au
United Faculty of Theology (UFT): Office at Queen's College
Tel: +61 3 9347 5700
Web: http://www.uft.unimelb.edu.au
Yarra Theological Union (YTU): Box Hill
Tel: +61 3 9890 3771; +61 3 9898 2240
Web: http://www.ytu.edu.au

Interested students should note the following:

the subjects are offered on an up-front fee basis. Students may be eligible for FEE-HELP support. Commonwealth Subsidised Places are not available. For information on the fee for each subject please contact the respective institutions or the MCD;
special entry conditions apply (see Exchange agreement with Melbourne College of Divinity (MCD)) and entry to each subject must be approved by the relevant teaching institution of the College of Divinity and the Faculty of Arts;
students should note that if a subject is not taught in a particular year at one institution it may be available at others;
information regarding subject timetables and teaching locations will be available from the respective institutions above.

1. Exchange agreement with MCD

The University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity offer a student exchange program for one full-time semester or one full-time year of study, see Exchange agreement with Melbourne College of Divinity (MCD) for more details.

2. Arts/theology combined degree

The University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity also offer a combined degree in arts and theology.

2.1. Course structure

To meet the requirements for the BA/BTheology degree students must complete subjects totalling at least 500 points, usually five years of full-time study. A minimum number of subjects must be taken towards the arts component, and a minimum number towards the theology component of the combined degree:

Arts: 225 points
Theology: 240 points
From either arts or theology: 45 points of theology or 37.5 points of arts

2.2. The arts component

Students must complete at least 225 points towards the arts component of the combined degree comprising:

50 points of first-year arts (usually four subjects)
75 points of second-year arts (usually six subjects)
100 points of third-year arts (usually eight subjects)

No more than 162.5 points may be taken in any one area of study: a maximum of 25 points at first year level and 137.5 points at second/third year level.

2.3. The theology component

The theology component of the combined degree requires the completion of a minimum of 240 theology points (where one semester unit equals 15 points). These usually include:

30 points in Old Testament (field B)
30 points in New Testament (field B)
30 points in Systematic Theology (field C)
30 points in Church history (field C)
60 points in Moral and Practical Theology (field D)

One discipline in either field B (Biblical Studies) or field C (Christian Thought and History) must be taken to Level 3 (90 points).

2.4. Applications

Applications must be made for both components of the degree. Admission is decided by a committee of academics from the University of Melbourne and the Melbourne College of Divinity.

Applications to the Bachelor of Arts must be made through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (http://www.vtac.edu.au). Applications to the Bachelor of Theology should be made directly to the Dean of one of the following associated teaching institutions of the Melbourne College of Divinity:

Churches of Christ Theological College, 44 - 60 Jacksons Road, Mulgrave, 3170
Catholic Theological College, (PO Box 146) 278 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, 3002
Whitley College, 271 Royal Parade, Parkville, 3052
United Faculty of Theology, Kernick House, Queens College, Parkville, 3052
Yarra Theological Union, (PO Box 79) 98 Albion Road, Box Hill, 3128

3. For more information

Interested students should telephone the institutions above, or contact:

Associate Registrar (Coursework)
Melbourne College of Divinity
21 Highbury Grove
Kew Victoria 3101
Tel: +61 3 9853 3177
Fax: +61 3 9853 6695
Email: admin@mcd.edu.au
Web: http://www.mcd.unimelb.edu.au

First-year subjects.

920-145 MCD-Introduction to Systematic Theology
920-146 MCD-Introduction to the New Testament
920-147 MCD-Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
920-148 MCD-Christianity through the Centuries A
920-149 MCD-Christianity through the Centuries B

First/second-year subjects

922-126 MCD-Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
922-127 MCD-Biblical Hebrew

Second/third-year subjects

920-245 MCD-Genesis
922-128 MCD-Advanced Biblical Hebrew Reading